Have you ever wondered what astronomers get up to?

In this last episode of the first season Nic and Rebecca invite Paul McMillan to the mic to discuss our galaxy, the Milky Way, and hear all about his involvement in ESA'a Gaia satellite mission.  Thereafter they take a closer look at the Pleiades with a little help from Katrin Ros, editor of the magazine 'Populär Astronomy'.

The Meridian is produced by Lund Observatory.  For more information, and pictures, please visit our website: www.astro.lu.se/TheMeridian

Note that in this podcast series there is a significant risk we may mention astrophysics, planetary science, astronomy research, PhD studies, telescopes, both space based and ground based observatories, telescope development, space missions, astronauts, Earth science, particle physics, stars, planets, moons, galaxies, nebulae, stellar clusters, cosmology, astrometry, astronomers, instrumentation, data reduction, spectroscopy, photometry, exoplanets (from exo-Earths to ultra-hot Jupiters), simulations and modeling, solar science and solar storms, dwarf planets, asteroids, comets, stellar evolution, supernovae and many more space related topics.